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How to Make Bad News in Infinite Craft

Bad News is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Good News plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Good NewsOppositeBad News

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6DandelionWaterWine
  7. 7FireWineAlcohol
  8. 8AlcoholWindHangover
  9. 9GlassHangoverMorning
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DandelionDustWish
  12. 12MorningWishGood Morning
  13. 13SandWaterBeach
  14. 14EarthGlassBottle
  15. 15BeachBottleMessage
  16. 16FireWaterSteam
  17. 17MessageSteamTelegram
  18. 18Good MorningTelegramGood News
  19. 19WindWineBalloon
  20. 20BalloonDustDust Bunny
  21. 21PlantWaterSwamp
  22. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23DustFireAsh
  24. 24AshFirePhoenix
  25. 25DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  26. 26Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  27. 27Good NewsOppositeBad News
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion6Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine7Fire + Wineโ†’ Alcohol8Alcohol + Windโ†’ Hangover9Glass + Hangoverโ†’ Morning10Earth + Windโ†’ Dust11Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish12Morning + Wishโ†’ Good Morning13Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach14Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle15Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message16Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam17Message + Steamโ†’ Telegram18Good Morning + Telegramโ†’ Good News19Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon20Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny21Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp22Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon23Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash24Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix25Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang26Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite27Good News + Oppositeโ†’ Bad News

Bad News at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Bad News, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Bad News in Infinite Craft?

Combine Good News with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Bad News?

27 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Bad News hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Bad News?

Only one known combination produces Bad News.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.